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I haven't been on the 30. Only a few 24'ers. Both of those I found some hull and grid issues that were cause for concern. Both obvious to a practiced eye. Everything else was fairly decent. Look very close in good light.
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The little Dutch boy was just buying time...
The 301 just like all the Tritons I have run(and I have had a chance to run almost every model) is a great boat. Great ride great build and with the verados, some of the greatest gas mileage i have seen in a boat...I he is still in the market he should find a dealer near him and ask for a sea trial...
and FYI for anyone else they will be releasing a 301CC in 2009
Triton8273 obviously has a Triton, but the Mercury performance report is horrible. Out 35 contender with twin OX66 yamahas got similar fuel economy. It may be a decent boat, but the 301's performance seems subpar.
Triton8273 obviously has a Triton, but the Mercury performance report is horrible. Out 35 contender with twin OX66 yamahas got similar fuel economy. It may be a decent boat, but the 301's performance seems subpar.
The you admit that "some of the greatest gas mileage I have seen in a boat" comment may be some skewed. Especially when you look at the performance reports. The boat looks like a dog by the numbers.
The you admit that "some of the greatest gas mileage I have seen in a boat" comment may be some skewed. Especially when you look at the performance reports. The boat looks like a dog by the numbers.
While I am not saying I agree with the guys comment "getting the greatest mileage I have seen", you need to compare apples to apples. This boat is an express, not a CC or Contender cuddy. This boats weighs much more than your average 30fter due to the cabin/express layout, plus Triton boats tend to weigh more on the heavy side as it is. This boat weighs 8300lbs or so dry.....compare that to a Contender 31 cuddy that weights 5400lbs dry according to the websites. Plus the test boat had 300 gal of gas onboard.
If you compare these numbers to a 30ft Grady express with twin 250s (optimal cruise at 4500 getting 1.31mpg with low fuel), then they are not so out of whack.....only .13 lower, which can be attributed to the loading on the boats, not propped the best, etc. Or Grady's numbers could be better then they are and the Triton's numbers are not so great.....I don't know for sure.
I am just saying that you can't compare this boat's mileage to Contenders and or other offshore CCs or FAs.
I have the Grady 305 Express with Yamaha F250's and with 600lbs of ice, 7 ppl, 300 gallons of fuel + 50 gallons extra in drums, full gear, water, and livewell, roughly around 13,000lbs.......basically completely loaded down last weekend on a 330 mile round trip to the canyon I burned 275 gals of fuel at an average cruising speed of around 27-28kts which averages out to 1.2 mpg and those are acutal numbers so you can use that as a comparison.
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Thanks Southern Hunter for the info. Nice boat. And I was not bashing Grady in my post or their gas mileage.....just saying you can't compare heavier 30ft express boats to Contenders or other CCs or FAs.
I was comparing to a contender 35 express which weighed out loaded with 400 gal of gas at over 12.5K. Contender is also notorious for understating their "dry" weight. Dry weight is subjective anyways since it can be as little as just the hull and cap or as much as fully rigged minus fuel. Check contender's website for "ready to fish weight." If a 30ft express is as bad, or worse, than a 35, its fuel economy is not "great". The guy has brought up several other "triton" posts with the same type comments. I am sure it is a nice boat, but it is not fuel efficient.
I agree it is not the most fuel efficient boat....no heavy express boats are. I am pretty sure the Triton is also about 12K lor so oaded.....just like the 30 Grady express.
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Sorry, but I dont buy it. I work in this industry, and work with boats everyday. The Yamaha Ox66 will never come remotely close to the fuel efficiancy of the new generation Verado. Maybe if you were to compare apples to apples with same weight boats, you could talk.
I also have been in the 301 Express and there is NOT a boat on the market that can compare with its affordabilty, build, warranty (Lifetime hull, 3 year bumper to bumper on everything) and fit and finish. Other boats are built just as well but their asking 2 legs for nothing more...
Nice first post. I realize OX66s do not compare with verados. That is my whole point. The fuel economy is bad enought that it is similar to a bigger boat with EFI engines. I am sure the boat is nice, but the fuel economy is not impressive. You sound like a dealer, similar to Triton's post on all Triton threads. Whatever the case may be, it is a nice boat but the fuel economy is nothing to write home about.
I would simply like to say that Triton boats for the most part in my opinion are good boats.
The problem I have with them is the way they take of both there dealers, and people who work or have worked for them. At some point in time we as Americans need to hold manufactures acountable for all the wrongs they have done. Triton has used and lied to people that gave there heart and soul for Triton. Once Triton (EB) got what he needed, it was good by. The dirty dozen, and they know who they are will some day get what is coming to them. God has a way making things right. I personally like there boats well enough, heck I have sold over 50 of them. But not in the last 2 years. In fact I am proud to say that I have stoped over 25 plus boats from being sold. No lies or bash the product, just simply tell the people about the things they have done. To some this may sound like sour grapes, well guess what? it is. Again let me say the boats are good, just shop around and buy pre owned, eventually Brunswick will figure it out and clean house.
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